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Tired of making web sites that work absolutely perfectly but just don't look nice?

If so, then The Principles of Beautiful Web Design is for you. A simple, easy-to-follow guide, illustrated with plenty of full-color examples, this book will lead you through the process of creating great designs from start to finish. Good design principles are not rocket science, and using the information contained in this book will help you create stunning web sites.

  • Understand the design process, from discovery to implementation
  • Understand what makes "good design"
  • Developing pleasing layouts using grids, the rule of thirds, balance and symmetry
  • Use color effectively, develop color schemes and create a palette
  • Use textures, lines, points, shapes, volumes and depth
  • Learn how good typography can make ordinary designs look great
  • Effective imagery: choosing, editing and placing images
  • And much more

    Throughout the book, you'll follow an example design, from concept to completion, learning along the way.

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    From: Amazon Posted: Jun 25, 2008 Type: User Review Incredible useful

    Im not a graphic designer but this book helps a lot, you will find links to great css websites where you can get ideas, you will learn the do's and Dont's when creating a website. I recommend this book a lot.
    Finding something about layout,...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Jun 18, 2008 Type: User Review Excellent book on beginning design theory

    While looking for books to inspire some more creativity in my design work, I came across a fairly thin book entitled "The Principals of Beautiful Web Design" and it just happened to be the book that I've been looking for. In the past I've read...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Jun 16, 2008 Type: User Review web 2.0 design

    Very nice overview of current web design trends. As Creative Director with over 40 years in the advertising game, I applaud the direction that web 2.0 design trends are taking. Web design is finally approaching a little maturity and slowly...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Jun 13, 2008 Type: User Review MUST book for web designers

    This is a book that I should have bought earlier when I started a web design company. It is very well designed to make reading easy. It explains all the things you need to know, starting from meetings with your customers and going on to...
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    From: Amazon Posted: Apr 07, 2008 Type: User Review Disappointed

    I'm a regular visitor to sitepoint. I do enjoy Jason Beard's writings. However, after finishing this book I find myself not one whit smarter and actually feel dumber for having spent the $ on it. Seriously, anything this elementary should be...
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